Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

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Hello,

I'm looking into a career as an RN and I am just curious - Are nurses forced to assist abortions? I've heard recently of several nurses being forced to assist or they lose their job. Is this the case with most hospitals?

I've asked on other sites and apparently it's a dumb question, sorry.

Thanks for your help.

Lol, why would i think that or even be implying that when I said person/human. Duh. Trying to seem smarter by being a jerk won't get you anywhere.

Human-a human being, especially a person as distinguished from an animal or (in science fiction) an alien.

Person-a human being regarded as an individual.

"the porter was the last person to see her"

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again your defining fetus as a person being "philosophical" by opinion.

philosophical- relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

"philosophical discussions about free will"

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Notice it's synonym is theoretical...lol

The solution is seriously simple. If you do not want an abortion, don't have one. What exactly is the argument here? Is someone forcing you to have an abortion? Or are you just wanting to control the rights of others? This is what it truly boils down to here.

While it is true that abortion is the law of the land, that doesn't make it moral, ethical or right. At various times in our history inficide, slavery, and ownership of women were all considered legal, didn't and doesn't make them "right".

Society has always sought to control the behavior of its members. They call them laws

please don't equate an abortion done as a method of birth control with an ectopic pregnancy, a retained fetus, maternal issues or the product of rape. If abortions were only done for the last 4 reasons I doubt we would even be having this debate.

The reality is if abortions were illegal, that wouldn't fix the problem of a girl/woman not wanting a fetus growing inside her. I mean, do I need to spell out death by wire hanger out for you? No one here is saying abortions are morally good. No woman endures this kind of procedure with a smile on their face. No abortionist does this with a smile on their face. It's a really sad procedure, but at the end of the day, the concern should be on the patient and their choices should be respected whether we agree with them or not.

Comparing abortion to slavery is pretty ridiculous and I am not going to entertain that statement.

Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

please don't equate an abortion done as a method of birth control with an ectopic pregnancy, a retained fetus, maternal issues or the product of rape. If abortions were only done for the last 4 reasons I doubt we would even be having this debate.

Who knows, we would STILL be having this conversation . :blink:

Specializes in Pedi.
While it is true that abortion is the law of the land, that doesn't make it moral, ethical or right. At various times in our history inficide, slavery, and ownership of women were all considered legal, didn't and doesn't make them "right".

Society has always sought to control the behavior of its members. They call them laws

please don't equate an abortion done as a method of birth control with an ectopic pregnancy, a retained fetus, maternal issues or the product of rape. If abortions were only done for the last 4 reasons I doubt we would even be having this debate.

I disagree. We'd absolutely still be having this debate. There are MANY people out there who believe that abortion should be illegal even in the cases of ectopic pregnancy, maternal "issues" (I assume you mean medical issues here) and rape. See the links I posted earlier about women who died in Nicaragua (ectopic pregnancy) and the DR (leukemia, unable to be treated with chemotherapy d/t pregnancy) because of their countries' laws. In the US, a GOP Senate candidate stated in 2012 that he believed that pregnancy resulting from rape is "a Gift from God" and "something God intended to happen." Seriously. Someone who wanted to be in the Senate and have a say in the laws of this country said that. Mitt Romney- who wanted to be President- endorsed this guy. There are many who still think that a woman's place is in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant. Interestingly, Richard Mourdock- the man who believes that pregnancies resulting from rape are a "gift"- is opposed to Medicaid and believes that Welfare services should be provided by the Church. So he wants women to be forced to birth all these babies but then they're on their own for healthcare, housing, food, etc. unless they can find a Church to help them? :rolleyes:

While it is true that abortion is the law of the land, that doesn't make it moral, ethical or right. At various times in our history inficide, slavery, and ownership of women were all considered legal, didn't and doesn't make them "right".

Society has always sought to control the behavior of its members. They call them laws

please don't equate an abortion done as a method of birth control with an ectopic pregnancy, a retained fetus, maternal issues or the product of rape. If abortions were only done for the last 4 reasons I doubt we would even be having this debate.

Moral, ethical in a personal sense, and right are all terms that a nurse should not be using with a patient regarding a patient's choice of whether to terminate a pregnancy. It is a highly personal decision made between a woman and her MD. If one chooses not to participate in women's health, there are many, many other choices in practicing nursing.

Remember, this is not about the nurse, it is about the patient. One's personal agenda doesn't have a place in patient care.

I would like to think that most women are not ignorant creatures who run to the clinic every other month seeking abortions. There are much, much less invasive ways for one to obtain birth control than multiple abortions. Additionally, I would also think that a nurse usually doesn't go into work one day and are told their assignment is to be the abortion nurse of the day.

This all perpetuates myths. And myths are not something that any nurse would want to educate their patients on.

With all of the glorifying of term pregnancies--from teenagers made "famous" by at least one TV show that men can be controlled by having their baby, to who's the daddy and now I can get lots of money in child support tabloid "talk" shows, odds are that the number of abortions are more than likely down in a number of age brackets--at the expense of children being used as pawns. But that is a story for another thread.

Back to the original OP--you are both a nurse and a person outside of being a nurse. Never the twain shall meet.

Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
The solution is seriously simple. If you do not want an abortion, don't have one. What exactly is the argument here? Is someone forcing you to have an abortion? Or are you just wanting to control the rights of others? This is what it truly boils down to here.
NO the topic of this tread is NOT about the abortion laws it is about a nurse being FORCED to ASSIST with abortion procedures.

Lets stick to the topic

LOL! Just an FYI, the topic of this thread was probably lost 4 pages ago. This was an OLD thread before someone started looking for a place to place their opinion on abortions. *yawn*

Perhaps the solution is to close the thread? If this person wants to continue the discussion so badly they will probably start another. :rolleyes:

Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
LOL! Just an FYI, the topic of this thread was probably lost 4 pages ago. This was an OLD thread before someone started looking for a place to place their opinion on abortions. *yawn*

Perhaps the solution is to close the thread? If this person wants to continue the discussion so badly they will probably start another. :rolleyes:

Exactly. The OP started this thread in 2011....original question has been answered numerous times.

Specializes in CRNA, Finally retired.

Take this thread. Lay it out on the floor and shoot it dead. Question is asked and answered in previous threads.

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